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WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A gas explosion collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City, trapping victims in the rubble and injuring 15 people, including five first responders, according to officials. There were no fatalities in the Thursday afternoon explosion and fire, which sent thick smoke billowing in the air about 50 miles (80 kilometers) north of the city. So I think they did a remarkable job,” Wappingers Falls Fire Chief Jason Enson told reporters at a briefing late Thursday. One child and two adults were flown by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center. Another victim was listed in good condition at a separate area hospital, according to the Westchester Medical Center Health Network.
Persons: WAPPINGERS, “ I’ve, I've, Jason Enson Organizations: Westchester Medical Center, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, Authorities Locations: New York City
KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two hospitals in New York were hit with a cyberattack and are diverting patients to other facilities, hospital officials said Friday. The cyberattack affected computer systems at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston along with Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center — all part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Ambulances are being diverted from HealthAlliance Hospital as a precaution and some current patients have been discharged to other facilities, officials said. Political Cartoons View All 1211 ImagesThe cyberattack is being investigated by local law enforcement authorities along with the FBI and an independent cybersecurity firm, the health network officials said. A similar cyberattack forced hospitals in several states to shut down their computer systems over the summer.
Organizations: HealthAlliance Hospital, Margaretville, Westchester Medical Center Health Network, HealthAlliance, Care, FBI, Prospect Medical Holdings Locations: KINGSTON, N.Y, New York, Kingston, California , Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas
The New York man who was caught on video punching an elderly Asian woman more than 100 times earlier this year pleaded guilty Tuesday to a hate crime charge, officials announced. Tammel Esco, 42, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault as a hate crime, a violent felony, said a statement from the Westchester County District Attorney’s office. In a plea deal, he'll be sentenced on Nov. 29 to 17 1/2 years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision, the statement said. The plea comes seven months after the brutal March 11 attack, in which Esco called the 67-year-old victim, a woman of Filipino descent, an “Asian b----." An image from a security camera shows a man about to attack an Asian woman in the lobby of a building in Yonkers, N.Y. Yonkers Police Dept.
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